You can perform divination with six fluorescent lights?
Xia Mingming looked at the three copper coins on the table that Yu Shu put on the table in surprise.
Yu Shu's eyelids moved and she pretended to be confused, "What did you say? What do you mean? "
"Six lines. Weren't you doing divination just now?" Xia Mingming pointed at the copper coins on the table and looked at her expectantly.
Yu Shu shook her head, "I was playing with them. Can I do divination with them like this?"
Hearing this, Xia Mingming immediately looked disappointed. He glanced at her and didn't answer her. He lowered his head to think about something.
Yu Shu put her index finger on her lips to Yu Xiaoxiu who looked up at her. Yu Xiaoxiu nodded knowingly. They were now the nephews of Xing Qi and were still far from Jing City. It was best not to arouse suspicion and cause trouble.
Yu Shu puts away the copper coins and secretly observes Xia Mingming, who is dozing off with his head down. Suspicion flashes in her eyes. The Six Lines Breaking Method taught by Qing Zheng is a Yi Xue that only a few Yi Masters have the opportunity to learn. How can Xia Mingming know it?
Unable to figure it out, Yu Shu put away her curiosity. She took out a calculation book, an abacus, and a willow core charcoal pen that Pei Jing asked someone to make for her. She put it on her knees and began to calculate.
This was because after leaving Yiyang City, the barometer they had made before was useless. Every time they reached a new place, Yu Shu would have to recalculate it. This was what happened when it was sunny in the east and rainy in the west. Different places would have different clouds and skies.
The caravan traveled for about an hour. When they met a post house or a tea house, they would stop to rest their feet and fill their stomachs. They would reach the next town before dark.
Three days passed peacefully. The caravan arrived at the estuary smoothly and was ready to change to the waterway.
Yu Shu had asked Bi Qing about the route two days ago. She knew that they had to travel by boat for a few days. Xia Mingming had just found it. He was called out to get off the carriage and saw the two boats on the river bank. His face changed and he went to find Bi Qing angrily.
Yu Shu had experienced too many firsts in the past few days. It was the first time she stayed in an inn, the first time she sat in a tea stall, the first time she ate dry food in a carriage, the first time she squatted behind a tree and peed. This was also the first time she saw an ancient ship. It wasn't a small boat on the river bank in the city, nor was it a pleasure boat on the lake. Instead, it was a large ship that was two stories high. It had a tall mast and huge sail. Long oars were hung on the brown wooden body of the ship. Several sturdy sailors stood on the deck and gestured to the people below.
Yu Shu followed the merchants to the river bank. She looked up for a long time and felt that the ship was quite sturdy. Then she pulled Yu Xiaoxiu and carefully got on the ship from the plank. According to her calculations, there would be a rain tonight. The further north they went, the heavier the rain would be. In that kind of weather, small boats couldn't sail at all. It was fine for a large ship. She had asked Bi Qing yesterday. Bi Qing confidently told her that their cargo ship was built by the Thai Heng Chamber of Commerce with a lot of money. Even if there was a storm, it would be safe to dock.
Yu Shu didn't get on the ship because she believed in Bi Qing. She believed in her own divination. Her horoscope didn't work, but Yu Xiaoxiu's horoscope didn't. Based on the time of disaster, Yu Xiaoxiu's horoscope would be safe on the journey. Of course, she would be safe if she traveled with him.
No matter how unwilling Xia Mingming was, she still got on the ship with Yu Shu. Most of the goods were placed at the bottom of the cabin. There were seven or eight rooms on the deck. Yu Shu chose the middle room as usual, and Xia Mingming chose the biggest room as usual. They were next to each other again.
After tidying up for the whole morning, it was already past noon when the ship set sail. The sun was still hanging in the sky, and there was no sign of rain. Yu Shu and Yu Xiaoxiu leaned on the window of the cabin and looked out. They were surprised to see the broad river flowing and the scenery on the riverbank moving backward with the ship.
After playing for a while, Yu Xiaoxiu suddenly began to feel uncomfortable. "Sister, why do I feel dizzy?"
"Is it disgusting?" Yu Shu worriedly reached out to support him and touched his forehead. She was afraid that he was seasick.
Yu Xiaoxiu nodded. "A little."
"Then don't look at it. Go to bed and lie down." Yu Shu helped him to sit down on the bed. She asked him to take off his outer shirt and lie down. She poured a glass of water. Seeing his uncomfortable face, she sat on the bed and let him rest on her lap. Then she rubbed his forehead.
Yu Shu was very good at massage, which was all practiced after Yu Xiaoxiu was paralyzed. After a while, she massaged Yu Xiaoxiu until he was groaning. Not to mention dizziness.
Yu Shu went out to find Bi Qing and asked for some pills for seasickness. She mixed it with water and gave it to Yu Xiaoxiu to drink. Then she watched him sleep. In the afternoon, the two of them stayed in the cabin. In the evening, Bi Qing asked someone to call them downstairs for dinner. Yu Shu said that Yu Xiaoxiu was not feeling well, so she asked the boatman to send the food to the room.
After dinner, there was a muffled clap of thunder, and it suddenly started raining. A gust of wind caused the oil lamps to flicker. Yu Shu closed both windows. Someone outside shouted a few chants, and the sound of some chaotic footsteps could be heard in the corridor. "Boom!" Another clap of thunder shocked Yu Shu, and the boat shook a few times as well.
Yu Xiaoxiu sat up from the bed uneasily. "Sister?"
"It's okay. Don't be afraid." Yu Shu went over and sat down beside him. She patted his shoulder and said, "It often rains on the river. Go to sleep."
"I can't sleep." Yu Xiaoxiu slept for the whole afternoon due to seasickness. At this time, he was not sleepy at all. It was the first time he was on a boat. He heard the sound of rain outside. It was inevitable that he was a little scared, so he couldn't sleep.
Yu Shu knew that he was afraid. She pulled him up and pushed him to the table with a smile. "If you can't sleep, let's play for a while." …
She found a pen and paper, drew a grid of nine squares on the paper, filled in a few numbers, and pushed it in front of him. "Here, don't you know how to count? You can also recognize the grid of nine squares. This way, all the numbers add up to fifteen, from one to nine. Each number can only be used once, so fill in these blanks."
Yu Xiaoxiu took the charcoal pen and glanced at the grid on the paper. Without thinking, he filled in the blanks.
Yu Shu was happy when she saw it. "Not bad. You're quite fast."
Yu Xiaoxiu said indifferently, "Is there a need to calculate if it's so easy?"
Yu Shu raised her eyebrows. "Easy? Then I'll give you a difficult one. "
As he spoke, he rolled up a piece of paper and drew nine parallel squares on it. There were eighty-one blanks, and he filled in thirty hints to make a Sudoku picture. He left the rest to Yu Xiaoxiu and explained the rules again, "Look carefully. In each vertical, horizontal, and square square, the nine numbers can't be repeated. Calculate again." Yu Xiaoxiu took it and looked at it with great interest. He knew that it was difficult, so he honestly thought and calculated, filling in the numbers one by one.
The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier. The sound of raindrops hitting the windows caused the hull to shake more violently. Yu Shu stood up and walked to the window. After checking that there was no leakage, she returned to sit beside Yu Xiaoxiu and watched him do the calculations.
Yu Shu knew that Yu Xiaoxiu was smart and talented in mathematics. In one night, she gave him 5 Sudoku problems. The number of hints was reduced from 30 to 25, and he solved them all.
In the end, it was Yu Shu who yawned first. Only then did Yu Xiaoxiu reluctantly go to bed. Before he went to sleep, he told Yu Shu that he would give him a few more questions tomorrow.
The next morning, Yu Shu was woken up by a scream. Except for Xia Mingming, who was next door, no one else could make such a scream. She pinched her nose and sat up from the bed. She enviously looked at Yu Xiaoxiu, who was sleeping soundly without being disturbed. She put on her clothes and got out of bed to pour a cup of tea. She walked to the window, opened it, and looked out into the distance.
It was still raining outside, but the rain was becoming lighter and the surface of the river was gently rippling. She inadvertently looked down and saw a small boat swaying pitifully next to their big boat. There was a person lying in the boat, his clothes were soaked through by the rain, and the red blood stains stung her eyes.
She was stunned for a moment, and her heart suddenly jumped. She finally knew where the scream came from.
Someone on the deck had already discovered the small boat. A brave sailor grabbed the rope and jumped down to see if the person on the boat was dead or alive. Bi Qing stood on the side of the boat and looked down. Yu Shu saw his head swaying, and she could clearly hear their voices, "Boss, the person is still alive.
"Are there any sharp weapons on the boat?"
"No, it looks like he ran into water bandits." …
"Pull him up."
Bi Qing gave the order, and the boatmen lowered the rope, tied up the bloody person, and pulled him up. Yu Shu could smell the faint smell of blood in the rain. She frowned and closed the window.
Her eyelids twitched a few times. She felt around in her sleeve pocket and found some copper coins. She sat by the table and calmed herself. She threw out a hexagram, but it was empty.
Usually, when she used the six lines to make a hexagram, there were only two situations. One was when the thing she asked had nothing to do with her, and the other was when it was related to her, but she couldn't figure it out.
Usually, when she encountered a hexagram that was empty, she would just ignore it. But today, she felt that something was wrong. Worried, Yu Shu asked another two times. The same empty hexagram made her feel inexplicably uneasy. She had a vague feeling that it had something to do with her.
She hoped that it was another disaster that caused them to get into trouble.
No, she had to go and take a look.
After thinking for a while, she got up, put on her clothes, and quickly combed her hair. She glanced at Yu Xiaoxiu, who was lying on the bed, and quietly closed the door and went out.
She went down from the second floor to the first floor. As soon as she walked out of the cabin, she felt a cold wind blowing on her face. She rubbed her arms, lowered her head, and walked to the deck. She looked at the place where she had fished the person out, but she didn't see Bi Qing or the bloody person. There was only a pool of blood on the ground. She called out to a boatman passing by, "Did you fish someone out just now?"
It just so happened that this was the boatman who delivered their meals last night. He recognized Yu Shu and said, "Yes, that man's injuries are very serious. It looks like he's been chopped several times. He's lucky to have met our boat. Boss Bi has ordered people to carry him in and called a doctor to take a look. I don't know if he can be saved."
Yu Shu's heart skipped a beat when she heard that. She quickly asked, "Which room did they send him to?"
"The room on the first floor. I advise you not to go and watch the show."
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